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I'll stick with English.
Why Mondlango?
by Oscar Mifsud
Well, to begin with, the in-thing nowadays is, unification and oneness. The trend is to have ONE system of measurement, currency etc., etc.. This is helping to bring peoples together and to ward off conflicts and wars between nations. So far nearly all attempts to unify have had very good results in recent years. But the change that is needed most urgently has so far been neglected for rather selfish reasons. What is needed most, is better communication, and for this to happen there is no better way than to have a common language for all. A world-language is the key to most of our global problems. Someone might point out that there is English . Everybody is learning English all over the world! Be that as it may, the fact remains that no particular native language belonging to any particular nation or country, is ideal for a world-language; for the simple reason, to name just one for the moment, that they all have their difficulties which it would be preposterous to expect them to remove for the convenience of others.
Take English, since there is a global craze for it. True, It is not only useful but it has now become necessary. However, meaning no offence to anyone, everything about it is full of difficulties and irregularities. When I ask my students to suggest the qualities of a suitable world language, they come up with things like: it must be easy to learn; it should be 100% phonetic; should have no fancy letters and accents on letters; should have easy spelling; no double consonants; no exceptions; easy conjugation of verbs; have an economic way of word-building to cut down on the strain on memory; easy grammar, etc... Now we all know that no existing national language has ALL these fine attributes to qualify it for a world language. English, it must be admitted, has absolutely none - not even one of these. The vowels alone give you a headache with regards to reading and writing. Pronunciation in general drives you crazy [ bed, bedevil ]; the spelling drives you mad [ belie, believe, receive, piece, peace, cat, kitten ]; and the grammar ?.Oh boy!
All this, very unfortunately, makes English most unsuitable for foreigners to learn quickly. I say very unfortunately, because we do need English and I am not in any way suggesting that people should not learn English at all. What I am on about is that besides English one could/should study a common language ,a world-language. And here I imagine someone saying: that there is Esperanto. But although it has been in use for over one century, it hasn't somehow caught on; not to a large extent anyway. It has all those fine characteristics mentioned above except one, because it has accented letters.
It may be argued that any new language must necessarily be artificial. So what? All man-made things are artificial by definition, Are we then to reject them on that account? What would we do without electricity, machines, vehicles and so many other things? Esperanto is just one such artificial language which has been proved to solve many language problems. Unfortunately, like most things on this earth, it is not perfectly smooth and without blemish. It has some though very few warts? such as letters with accents, and the non-use of some familiar letters like q,w,x,and y; and the introduction of some letters in used but with an added accent on them. These unfortunate defects have antagonized many, who nevertheless fully agree that there should be an easy world-language. The coming of the computer has made things worse mostly because of the accented letters. Requests by many to remove them have fallen on deaf ears, and Esperanto has begun to lose ground especially with people using Internet. I am a keen Esperantist, and had the accents been removed and w, x and y introduced in its alphabet I would have been satisfied; but something even better has happened.
A new world language, Mondlango (also known as Ulango) was born in China in July 2002. Its author/s, very wisely in my opinion, based it on Esperanto, removed all accents on letters and introduced the missing letters mentioned above. He/they went one better. Admitting the increasing popularity of English, they substituted English roots (phonetically) for the established Esperanto ones in many cases. This very wise step should, I think, satisfy everybody; because, in Mondlango we have exactly what we want: A very easy common language, 100% phonetic, employing no double consonants, streamlined grammar, no exceptions, no accents on letters, and, most important, very similar to spoken English. Naturally, Mondlango, being in its babyhood, is far from perfect and the least we can do is to give it a sporting chance to mature, prove itself and reach adulthood. This it can and will do because unlike Esperanto it is not cast in bronze and never to change. It will evolve and mature in due course to the delight of those who adopt it.
That is WHY, without abandoning Esperanto completely, I have chosen to switch to:
I'll stick with English.
Given the lack of success of Esperanto, I don't think it was such a great idea to base the new one on it. There's also Loblan and others, none of which has taken off.
It's grammar looks pretty familiar:Originally Posted by RonBee
Verbs in the infinitive end in -i: iri=to go, vidi=to see.
The present tense is formed by replacing -i by -an: iran=go, vidan=see.
The past tense is formed with the ending -in: irin=went, vidin=saw.
The future tense is formed with the ending -on: iron=will go, vidon=will see.
The conditional uses the ending -uz:
If mi esuz yi.=If I were you.
The imperative ending is -ez: Sidez!=Sit down! Venez!=Come!
The active present participle uses the ending -anta:
fluganta birdos=flying birds,
leganta studento=a student who is reading.
Does this language eliminate homophone problems?Originally Posted by tdol
You seem to know a lot about this new language. But, of course, you're smarter than I am.
The problem with all artificial languages is that, nice as they are in theory, they still don't eliminate all of the problems that learning a real langauge like English has. Plus, they don't take off because they will only work if enough people are learning them. Given that few are, they lack the critical mass to emerge as anything powerful- Esperanto has been around for donkey's years.
Why learn something no one is learning- this always strangles them at birth pretty much.
They also lack the complexity to develop into full languages because they don't have a large enough speech community obver time to develop the full needs of expression a human has.
They would be very good for tourism and travel though. I'm not sure about business as that involves the details and complexity of law.
On the question of whether Mondlango is better than Esperanto, I don't know. It would be more popular among English speakers and possibly the speakers of other Germanic languages, and, if it takes off in China, then maybe it would replace Esperanto (it seems to be anglicised Esperanto). However, it is early days to say whether that will happen or not I think.
Artificial languages don't succeed for obvious cultural reasons. Here's a short (and, by all means, not at all comprehensive) list of the prerequisites for an artificial language to replace English as a world language:
1) It must be a native language of at least some countries (and preferably of countries that are powerful players in international politics and decision-making *wink, wink; hint, hint*).
2) A colossal amount of cultural international export must be available and acceptable worldwide (i.e. movies, songs, etc.) in this language
3) This language must be the Internet language.
4) There must be ready translations of all important bibliography (both fiction and non-fiction) for this language
Can you spell impossible?
Me too.I'll stick with English
I've traveled a lot and I've, practically everywhere, been able to make myself understood in English. Even with the little knowledge that I, or the people I spoke to, possessed of this language.
So, for me they can make English the universal language.


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The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Specter gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights. The fighting at the CIA annex went on for more than four hours -- enough time for any planes based in Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told to wait, among them Delta Force operators.
There were two AC-130Us deployed to Libya in March as part of Operation Unified Protector.
The AC-130U is a very effective third-generation fire-support aircraft, capable of continuous and extremely accurate fire onto multiple targets. It has been used numerous times in Iraq and Afghanistan to save pinned-down allied forces, and has even been credited with the surrender of the Taliban city of Kunduz
It was purpose-built for a select number of specific mission types, including point-defense against enemy attack. It was literally built for the kind of mission it could have engaged in over Benghazi, if the administration had let it fire. As the excerpt above clearly shows, we had assets on the ground "painting" the targets with the laser.
An AC-130U flies in a counter-clockwise "pivot turn" around the target, with the weapons all aimed out the left side of the aircraft.
There are two state-of-the-art fire-control systems (FCSs) in a AC-130U, using television sensors,infrared sensors, and synthetic aperture strike radar. These fire control systems can see through the dark of night, clouds, and smoke.
The two FCSs on the AC-130U control a 25mm Gatling gun for area suppression, a precision 40mm cannon, and a 105mm cannon which can engage hard targets.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Adam Kennedy opens Baseball facility
I went to another training facility last Monday. This one is owned by Adam Kennedy. I posted the flyer last week. {linked here}
I wanted to go and see if I can get a few baseball cards signed. I wasn't planning on going since I already have his autograph but I found some really nice cards of him, including the Dodger card from the Topps Update series.
There was a Open House on Monday and Tuesday. I went last Monday.
Small place.
Inside the facility -
I arrived when the Open House started at 4pm. Not many people there. This was totally different than the facility of Torrance where hundreds of kids were running around.
Kennedy was walking around doing some coaching. I was watching the practices for about 20 minutes when I decided that I needed to approach Kennedy because my son was getting out of hand. Kennedy was talking to another person when I overhear him say "I can't sign right now, maybe some other time".
Oh well. Then two other fans approach him asking for an autograph. Kennedy says "I'm here to open up this place, not to sit down and sign autographs".
It's his choice. I'm not upset. Just weird since no one was there. I went up to Kennedy and only asked him for a picture and left.
If you're in the Anaheim area and want to check out the place for yourself or your kids, click here for more info.
Thanks Adam. Good luck.
7 comments:
- Spiegel83 said...
Kennedy is too big time to sign his name.
- January 11, 2013 at 9:50 AM
- Ernie said...
Yea, 'cuz his Ruth-like career 80 HRs and just shy of 600 RBIs make him a for sure 1st ballot hall of famer. You're forgetting he just won World Series a few years back, what, 11 years ago. He can't be bothered with autograph seekers.
- January 11, 2013 at 11:21 AM
- Unknown said...
Glad he wont be around the Dodgers any longer. what a jerk!!
- January 11, 2013 at 1:10 PM
- Bart said...
Are you kidding me he did not have time to sign an autograph? If he was smart he would be signing autographs right and left. He is the brand name for this new center and that is the wrong kind of behavior to have. I remember I went to Jim Lefebvre's baseball camp out in Catalina back in 1968 or so. I was at Dodger stadium the same year and asked him to autograph a ball for me. He said wait a minute and he came back with 20 Dodger signatures on the ball. I will never forget how nice he was.
- February 4, 2013 at 9:05 PM
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- March 1, 2013 at 12:43 PM
- Mrd 4739 said...
You guys got it all wrong. I've been going there now for over two weeks. My son is a 13U player. The coaching staff he's put together is superb. Training now three days a week. Adam has been there everytime I was in house with my son. His brother Brain as well is coaching/clinics. When I was there each time, Adam was too. He was very approachable and always open to discuss anything. Just a regular guy, and a businessman. SO give it a rest. My guess is, if you went in there now, sinse things are getting to normal, you'd see what you would expect. Cages are all full, Teams are scheduling time slots, and there are even kids running around. SO go now and enjoy the atmosphere. It's baseball and I love it.
- March 1, 2013 at 12:48 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Bart, I was at that same camp in 68!
- May 5, 2013 at 2:45 PM


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The top ads in the UN European ad competition on water, The Future We Want - Drop by Drop, will go on display in more than a dozen countries as European activities in the run-up to Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil, 20-22 June, kicked off with events in Copenhagen, Paris and Moscow.
In Copenhagen, Italian designer Mr. Daniele Gaspari was declared the winner of the UN European Ad Competition on Water, The Future We Want - Drop by Drop.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark awarded Mr. Gaspari the Nordic Council of Ministers First Prize and a 5,000 euro cash prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen on 5 June, World Environment Day.
"Are we prepared to commit ourselves, other than with empty words and vain promises," Mr. Jacques Séguela, president of the jury asked, when announcing the winner in the competition of over 3,500 entries from 45 countries.
"It is time to change our habits: think differently, live differently - and fight the only battle which can unite us: the future of the world, our future."
The winner of the competition was also celebrated at a Rio+20 event in Paris on 6 June organized by UNRIC, Club de France and Comité 21.
At the Paris event Turkish designer, Mr. Toprak Onur received the public prize award. 40,000 public votes were cast for his ad on the competition website. "Let us make sue that water does not take the place of oil as a cause for wars in the 21st century", Mr. Onur said when accepting the public prize.
In Russia, a display of ads from the Drop by Drop competition was the central element in the World Environment Day celebration of the UN Information Centre and the UNEP Office in Moscow.
At the Moscow event, Russian Foreign Ministry official, Mr. Victor Zagrekov, expressed hopes that the final document of Rio+20 would give a "fresh impetus to the development of a green economy". He assured those present that the Russian delegation at Rio+20 would do its utmost to contribute to the success of the Conference.
In her speech at the award ceremony in Copenhagen UNRIC Director, Ms. Afsané Bassir-Pour, emphasized that the choice of the slogan "The Future We Want", was not a coincidence. "For us, for me at least, Rio is not an end but the beginning of a process. That is why the theme of the UN's global campaign is The Future We Want", said Ms.Bassir-Pour.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Global climate change could have a profound impact on the migration pattern of the monarch butterfly, according to a new study.
These butterflies, which fly 2,000 miles south from North America to the mountains of Mexico every fall and back again in the spring, would simply keep flying south if they didn't feel chilly winter weather, researchers found.
The study was published Feb. 21 in the journal Current Biology.
"The monarchs need the thermal microenvironment at the overwintering sites for the migration cycle to persist. Without that thermal stimulus, the annual migration cycle would be broken and we will have lost one of the most intriguing biological phenomena in the natural world," explained Steven Reppert of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in a journal news release. "This increased understanding will help us protect the migration."
In an earlier study, the researchers revealed monarchs use skylight cues and an internal compass to help guide them in their migration south. In this new study, the researchers found these navigation tools also help the butterflies return north.
To determine what triggers the monarchs to change direction, they captured a sample of butterflies as they were about to begin their fall migration south. In the lab the butterflies faced the same changes in temperature and light they would experience naturally in the Mexican mountains.
After 24 days in the lab, the butterflies were released and headed north -- not south, the researchers noted. But the butterflies that were captured and kept warm continued to fly south.
The study's authors confirmed the change in the monarch's direction was because of the cold temperatures, not day length. They suggested their findings shed light on the biological processes involved in monarchs' migration.
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As we roll out of winter and welcome spring with open arms our agronomic team is given the task of ensuring the course is in top notch shape for peak golfing season. One crucial step every golf course must undergo is aeration.
Aeration is the process of punching small holes in the greens, often followed by a top dressing of sand or other treatment, depending on the particular type of plant. This process allows the plant to absorb vital nutrients that allow the plant to be healthy and grow. This is especially helpful for the Mid-West, as our plants need these nutrients to revitalize after cold winters.
We understand this process can be frustrating for golfers, especially after we all have cabin fever after being cooped up during the winter , but aeration will be beneficial to everyone as the weather gets warmer. For more details and an in depth look at the process and science behind aeration, check out this article. http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/article/bevard-putting-3-4-11.pdf


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Foraging – Wild Food – Wild Food Foraging Courses.
Wild Forage is dedicated to using and understanding wild food and providing foraging courses
Contact us: Email: email@example.com Telephone: 07702 104644.
Foraging courses across the UK.
Coastal foraging course – Woodland and hedgrow foraging course – Stag and Hen party foraging courses.
Private group foraging courses in you local area.
Experience wild food foraging courses at there best!
Professional seasoned foragers and instructors.
Featured in the: Sunday Telegraph – Channel 4 – ITV West Country – BBC Radio Bristol – Country Life.
Foraging courses gifts – valid for 12 months – flexible on dates.
Foraging courses and wild food events, are run by Fraser Christian and colleagues across the UK, and are based in the South West. Fraser has a long history with wild food and its cookery, a fully qualified chef and professional forager. Fraser's past has found him leading courses for the famous River Cottage, and now regularly forages for some of the UK's top Michelin restaurants.
Wild food foraging courses are led by experienced and passionate instructors that all have a solid and comprehensive background in there individual subjects, from wild food to wild medicine, edible seaweed to shellfish, mushrooms and fungi; they will all happily share there rich and varied knowledge, in a honest, practical and sustainable manner.
Wild food foraging courses and events for 2015
Foraging course wild plant walk
A gentle stroll along the sometimes abundant hedgerows, meadows and woodlands, plants and trees, some familiar, and other less know wild vegetables and herbs for both culinary and medicinal uses. 2/3 hour coastal plant foraging identification walk.
Please click here to go to our main website to book online.
Foraging course coastal seashore walk
The seashore boasts some of the finest wild food in the land and the range of different shellfish and seaweeds are highly sought after food. The lunch time Spring tides in west Dorset allow us to range far out onto the reefs and exposed rocks on a 2/3 hour identification foraging walk, focusing on shellfish and seaweeds
Please click here to go to our main website to book online.
Forage and cook wild food courses
Eat The Beach – Plants and Seafood.
After a good foraging session there's no better way to taste nature harvest than freshly cooked in sinuation either on the beach or in the woods, the rich fresh and sometimes intense flavours can really be appreciated and taste even better when its food that you have foraged.
Lunch is made using a few pantry stores to create our signature wild seashore paella and woodland risotto's.
You will also get chance to pick and make your own herbal tea, whilst the food is cooked in front of you.
Lunch is served with artisan breads and local liquors!
Please click here to go to our main website to book online.
Have your own private foraging course
Book private group walks anywhere in the UK or Ireland – please emails us for a bespoke foraging course.
Group and private event foraging walks 2/3 hours – bespoke dates available on request.
(Excludes travel costs to UK only)
Dorset £275.00 GBP Gloucestershire £275.00 GBP Sussex £275.00 GBP London £275.00 GBP Other (not including travel expenses) £275.00 GBP
Wild food courses are available through out the changing seasons, in many locations and settings.
Wild Forage on You Tube – Wild Forage on Twitter – Wild Forage on Facebook
The new foraging book on the edible seashore!
What people are saying:
A thoroughly enjoyable read, very comprehensive and well balanced covering all the areas I wanted to know about. It certainly makes me want to plan an early excursion to the coast. – Chris.
I received your book this morning and have read it cover to cover and must say I'm very happy, great field book for me, I spend a lot of time on the coast open canoeing and wild camping. I like very much that the wild edibles in the book are easy to id, I'm sure iv walked over a few of these oops also all the edibles in your book grow and live here in the UK.
Some I have knowledge of and eat but didn't know about some of the other uses so once again great stuff.
I have found with the many other food for free type books i get so confused with the amount of info so for to id them gets difficult or the foods they show don't grow in this country or are very rare.. I will recommend this book to my buddy's, to me its bomb proof edibles gathering and preparations explained the right way. – Angelo.
Paperback perfectly bound A5 size. 86 pages with colour photos.
Order a limited (signed) copy. £14:99 + £2:50 UK shipping.
Some past client course feedback :
Hi Fraser,
Just a quick email to say me and my sister very much enjoyed Saturday's forage ~ Phil's a great chap and he was very interesting.
I know he was going to put an email together with a few book titles / summary of things we covered ~ I wondered if this was to hand at all?
Many thanks, and I hope to attend another day with you guys soon.
Karen Murphy
Hi Fraser, Your demo at the Really Wild Food Show near St David's yesterday really was inspirational, thank you!!
I was amazed at what can be found in the hedgerows & as specially for myself living near the coast here
in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire.
I have already been foraging today & found some of the seeds akin to black pepper corns but am still
learning to differentiate between Hogweeds & Alexanders!!!
Do hope your cat wounds are abating, take care! Regards, Jo
Hi Fraser, Just thought that I would drop you a thank you email…Richard and I had the most amazing couple of days with a group of very nice and interesting people…..please thank Tom, Chris and Rob for their company and knowledge. Hopefully we will stay in touch and maybe link in with future courses…..We also look forward to your company when you visit Wales….Many Thanks again to yourself. Claire and Richard. Milestone Activities – Wildspirit Bushcraft
Just a brief e-mail to say thanks for taking us out last week.
We both really enjoyed our time with you both & learnt a great deal.
We can now put some names to the plants we had previously ignored
while out for a walk!
Final question: Will you allow us back to spend some more time out
with you both? Once again, many thanks, all the best. Piers & Sarah-Jan
A great day in the sunshine.
Learnt lots of new things and been out with my wife Jan today collected some food
and made wild garlic and nettle pancake for lunch. Plan to keep foraging when I can.
Would recommend the course for anyone who wants to try something new and reconnect with nature.
You may also like these courses we run: Cookery School courses – Coastal survival courses
Please contact us by – E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com email – email@example.com
Links: Wild Food Larder Network – Coastal survival school – Catch and cook – Cookery School Courses- My Horse Trainer
Wild Forage is part of the Coastal Survival School – A member of the Institute of outdoor Learning.
Coastal Survival School has full Insurance. GTC can be found at http://www.coastalsurvival.com
Wild Food – Foraging – Free Food – Wild Harvest- Wild food courses – Wild food walks – Cooking wild food – Wild food Larder


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Panoramas by Vil Muhametshin
The old bridge in Kuldiga, Latvia
This old brick bridge across the Venta is built in 1874 and it's one of the longest its type in Europe.
Swimming at the Ventas Rumba Waterfall in Kuldiga, Latvia
Ventas Rumba is the widest waterfall in Europe, reaching 240 metres.
The sea of yellow, Latvia
Kronvalda park in October, Riga
Room at the Fontaine Royal Hotel in Liepaja
Inner garden of the cafe Dakota at Riga-Moscow highway, Latvia
The owner of this cafe is collecting historical military equipment and he's got quite an impressive collection, which you can explore while your...
Backflip at Milzkalns skiing resort, Latvia
Skiing at the Uzvaras Park in Riga
Neighbourhood champions
Ice hockey season at the Uzvaras (Victory) Park in Riga, Latvia.
View of Riga from a 150 m high platform at Riga TV tower
The 24th Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Riga
Song Festival is probably the most monumental nationwide cultural event in Latvia. Every four years amateur choirs, after months of diligent...
The 24th Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Riga
Tradition of the Song Festival in Latvia goes back to 1873, when it emerged as a symbol of national awakening. Since then the number of...
Guy Kaplan juggling at Andrejsala, Riga
Vagabond juggler, painter and a true artist by nature, Guy has visited Riga on his way between two juggling conventions... His style of...
Juggling with torches
Dazzling fire performance by Guy Kaplan on a warm August evening. Shot on the territory of industrial port of Riga, surrounded by cranes, breathing...


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The University of Iowa
The University of Iowa in Iowa City, which enrolls more than 30,000 students, has become the first public university to include questions pertaining to students' sexual orientation on it's applications for admissions.
The University of Iowa has become the first public university in the U.S. to include a question about students' sexual orientation in their application for admission.
As of Dec. 1, students applying to the university have the option of answering: "Do you identify with the LGBTQ community?" Students may also mark "transgender" instead of only male or female when noting their gender on their applications.
With the changes, the university became the first public university and second college in the U.S. to ask applicants such demographic questions. Elmhurst College, a private college in suburban Chicago, was the first U.S. college to include questions involving sexual orientation on its application last August.
"LGBTQ students are important members of our campus community, and we want to provide them with an opportunity to identify themselves in order to be connected to resources and to build networking structures," the university's chief diversity officer, Georgina Dodge, said in a press release. "What we've heard from students, especially LGBT students, is that they don't find out about support services and organizations until they've been here for a year or two, unfortunately. This allows us to do some more personal outreach."
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"This is a question whose time had come," added Michael Barron, Iowa admissions director. "We think this will cause them to look more closely at the university because we value that part of who they are. We want students to feel we are receptive to and sensitive to their lifestyle and their description of themselves."
The move was heralded by gay rights advocates.
It reflects "a growing paradigm shift in higher education to actively recognize out LGBT youth populations and to exercise greater responsibility for LGBT student safety, retention and academic success," said Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride, an organization that promotes creating a safer college experience for LGBT students, in a press release.
The questions will give the university, which enrolls more than 30,000 students, information to determine incoming students' needs, track retention rates, potential interest in campus programs, and to offer support resources, university officials said. The optional question appears in a section of other optional questions asking students about family connections to the university, parents' educational background, interest in ROTC programs, and interest in fraternities and sororities.
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The admissions office will immediately email students who identify as LGBT with links to information on housing options and campus resources that may interest them, Barron said.
Dodge said the applicants' responses would be stored confidentially in the university's records. She said that student groups who wanted to reach LGBT students, for instance, could ask the university to send them a mass email — but the recipients' identities would not be released.
Dodge said that university administrators recognize that not everyone who is LGBT will choose to identify, but the university's goal is "to create an environment where all personal identities are celebrated, and increased visibility is certainly one way to help eliminate stigma."
According to school officials, the University of Iowa was the first U.S. public university to admit men and women on an equal basis, the first state university to officially recognize the LGBT community, and the first public university to offer insurance to employees' domestic partners.
In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Iowa's marriage laws prohibiting same-sex marriage violated the state's constitution, making the state the first in the Midwest to allow gays and lesbians to wed.
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- Hillcrest Elementary
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Important Resources for Parents
School District U-46 encompasses many departments, programs, and initiatives aimed at educating the whole student by providing an enriched, high quality experience. The "Departments Directory" page on this website is a comprehensive spot for links, and below you will find more information and links to some of the most important resources for parents.
The Student Registration Office aims to support learning for all U-46 students through efficient and accurate student registration. The online registration process for U-46 families for the upcoming school year is now open. Find detailed information and instructions in the U-46 Student Registration section.
You will find information on the 2019-20 school year here, as well as District-wide events and Board of Education meetings.
Assessment is an integral part of the educational process. It allows teachers to determine what and how students are learning. It provides information used to make decisions about teaching individual students as well as broad determinations on the effectiveness of the instructional program in a school and the overall school system.
The Early Learners program in U-46 is a partnership of family, school and community working collaboratively to provide comprehensive services to young children. Services are provided by highly-trained early childhood professionals. Curriculum and practices that are appropriate for the child's developmental level are used to meet the diverse needs of young children in a culturally sensitive environment.
School District U-46 welcomes all families to our learning community. We provide services to meet the linguistic and academic needs of children whose native language is not English. Because of U-46's location in the Fox Valley and the communities it serves, children from more than 100 language backgrounds are represented in our classrooms. Hispanic students comprise the vast majority followed by Polish and Gujarati speaking students. U-46 has the second largest English Language Learners Program in the State of Illinois outside the city of Chicago.
U-46 provides a variety of gifted programs to ensure that every high-achieving student has an opportunity to excel.
The safety of students and staff at School District U-46 is a top priority. In today's society the heightened focus on security and safety protocols is imperative. Safe school planning is a partnership that includes local emergency responders, community members, government leaders, social service networks, parents and students. Through this collaboration, safer environments for students and staff can be accomplished.
The Specialized Student Services department includes Special Education, 504 Plans and Health Services.
The Board of Education (BOE) is responsible for determining the policies which guide the operation of School District U-46. Here you will find links to information about BOE members, past presentations, the current Board packet, the process for public comments at meetings, and how to contact the Board. A detailed meeting schedule can be found here. Meetings are held at the Educational Services Center at 355 E. Chicago St., Elgin, and they can also be viewed via the District's YouTube channel.


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Global climate science could get a kick in the pants with NASA's new pact with Cisco Systems to monitor and report carbon buildup across the world in "near real-time."
The US space agency says it's teaming with Cisco to create a network of satellite-, airborne-, sea-, and land-based sensors to update Earth's environmental status as the world turns. Data for the platform, dubbed "Planetary Skin," will be made available to the general public, governments, and businesses, according to NASA.
Earth's present carbon standing will help businesses and governments alike to "help detect and adapt to global climate change," the space agency said. Apparently, you never know when a major coastline is going to sink into the sea – and that's exactly where you don't want to build your new mattress factory.
"In the past 50 years, NASA's expertise has been applied to solving humanity's challenges, including playing a part in discovering global climate change," said NASA Ames Research Center director S. Pete Worden in a statement. "The NASA-Cisco partnership brings together two world-class organizations that are well equipped with the technologies and skill to develop and prototype the Planetary Skin infrastructure."
Planetary Skin will start with a series of pilot projects, featuring "Rainforest Skin," which will focus on monitoring deforestation as well as debuting NASA and Cisco's fancy new sensor network being used for the platform. Rainforest Skin is expected to be prototyped in 2010. The sensors will capture, analyze, and present information about the changes in the amount of carbon in the rainforest in a "transparent and useable way," NASA said. The agency added, "according to scientists, the destruction of the rainforests causes more carbon to be added to the atmosphere and remain there. This contributes significantly to global warming."
Sadly, they aren't accepting logo ideas.
Cisco brands the layers the Planetary Skin thusly; 1) SensorFabric, a database of airborne and terrestrial sensor networks around the world. 2) DecisionSpaces, a Web 2.0 mashup of "decision-support tools," and 3) CommonSpaces, is where regulatory agencies and entrepreneurs can use the tools for "proactive management of resources, risks, and new environmental markets."
The networking house's literature on Planetary Skin is available here. Take fair warning the PDF package is very much written by Cisco, if you catch our drift. The collaboration's website is here.
Planetary Skin is also being pitched to the United Nations, development banks, businesses, and government agencies, according to Cisco. It hopes participants will pool their skills to help develop better ways to manage national resources and carbon emissions. ®


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Sometimes you add the wrong spice to your Slumgullion and it comes out tasting a bit off. Yesterday, while mentioning the upcoming Back In Black CD by Archie Powell And The Exports, I noted that it probably had more power pop music on it than the Black Sabbath album of the same name. I know perfectly well that it was AC/DC who recorded Back In Black, so I have no idea why I wrote Black Sabbath. Maybe the devil made me do it. I have since gone back and corrected the error.
This is very late notice, but I just saw the post on Facebook. Milly's Tropical Family Fling will be swinging (in a family entertainment way) at SPACE in Evanston tomorrow afternoon, starting at 2:00 PM. The performers include Frank Orrall of the formerly tropical Hawaiian now artic Chicago band Poi Dog Pondering; hula dancing by Lani Aloha and Company, tropical magic by Dennis DeBondt and tropical knife twirling by Ashley Greyer; and the teen but apparently not tropical band Nothing In Common. The Niles North Steel Pan Ensemble (directed by Michael Moehlmann) will be on hand, along with other special guests. Also, look for Brigid Murphy as Milly May to bring her own brand of homespun fun to the proceedings.
If attending Milly's Tropical Orchid Show isn't enough to shake the icicles from your cranium, try envisioning a pleasant evening under the stars watching live music at Ravinia. Here are some highlights from the recently announced 2014 calendar:
Sarah McLachlan - Saturday, June 5; Crosby, Stills And Nash - Saturday, July 9; Heart - Sunday, August 8; The Beach Boys and The Temptations - Tuesday, August 26; Summer '80s New Wave Tour with Tom Bailey of The Thompson Twins, Howard Jones, and others to be announced - Wednesday, August 27; Jeff Beck and ZZ Top - Thursday, August 28; The Moody Blues - Thursday, September 4 and Friday, September 5; and Classic Albums Live Performs The Beatles' Abbey Road.


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CES 2020 Recap - TVsJanuary 12, 2020IHS Markit TV analysts visited the 2020 International CES tradeshow in Las Vegas the week of January 6th. These are our key summaries and takeaways.Subscribers Only
2019 Black Friday Preview for TVsNovember 18, 2019Annual look at upcoming TV promotions and expectations for Black Friday in the US, including key retailers roundupSubscribers Only
US TV Holiday Promotions Kick Off with Sam's ClubOctober 28, 2019The 2019 US Holiday selling season kicks off in early November, as retailers try to avoid the crunch around Black Friday, and get consumers' holiday shopping dollars in as early as possible. The ad for Sam's Club One Day Only sale on November 9th just dropped. We breakdown the highlights for TV.Subscribers Only
US-China Tariffs Escalate - CE tariffs increased from 10% to 15%August 26, 2019On August 23rd, China raised tariffs on about $75 billion in goods from the US, including agricultural and automotive products. In response, President Trump announced later the same day that he was raising the impending tariffs on about $300 billion in goods from China, broken into two waves, from 10% to 15%.Subscribers Only
TCL Group Business Structure and Analysis 2019July 08, 2019TCL's rise to #1 in North America during Q1'19 highlights consistent growth, especially via TCL's OEM business. It's worth taking a deeper look at TCL and how their recent growth is affected by corporate relationships and recent restructuring.Subscribers Only
Critical week of US-China trade war decisions for TV MarketJune 24, 2019The Consumer Electronics industry is in the middle of two critical weeks related to the US-China trade war, and the implications for the consumer electronics industry broadly, and the TV industry specifically, are significant. This analysis breaks down the current situation, impacts of key decisions.Subscribers Only
TV Highlights from 2019 CESJanuary 14, 20192019 CES was a showcase of the latest in TV technologies as usual, from roll-up OLED TVs that disappear into a soundbar when not in use, to microLED displays and a plethora of 8K TVs. Apple even made an appearance in CES TV news, albeit indirectly. TVs remain one of the most important categories at CES. IHS Markit TV market analysts Paul Gagnon and Bing Zhang were in attendance to capture all the insights, presented in the attached special report.Subscribers Only
2018 Black Friday Preview - TVsNovember 09, 2018Most of the major retailer ads for Black Friday have been released/leaked, so it is time to roll out our annual preview of the deals for TVs and how they compare to years past. A significant increase in the number of 50" and larger sets as anticipated, with a focus on 60"+. Highlight - A 60" 4K LCD TV is available in 2018 for the same price as a 32" HD LCD TV in 2008, just under $400! Please download the attached presentation for the full analysisSubscribers Only
Sam's Club Kicks Off 2018 US TV Selling SeasonOctober 30, 2018Each year, usually a few weeks prior to Black Friday in early November, retailers are eager to be the first to start attracting eager buyers ahead of the official start of the holiday shopping season. These early promotions seem to attract a decent amount of buying interest, especially if the retailer is less likely to participate as aggressively during Black Friday. Sam's Club, a member-only US warehouse club retailer, has published the circular advertisement for their November 10th One Day Savings Event. TVs are predictably a prominent feature of the sale, and we break down how this might be very early indicators of Black Friday pricing.Subscribers Only
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TV sets excluded form China TariffsJune 15, 2018On June 15th, the US Office of the Trade Representative released the final document indicating which of the more than 1,300 products were to be included in tariffs against Chinese imports. The final list included more then 800 products, and an additional 280 were proposed pending public comment, totaling $50 billion in imports. TVs were initially on the list of products, causing panic among the CE industry, but intense lobbying led to TVs being dropped from the list of products.Subscribers Only
Impact of Proposed China Tariffs on US TV MarketApril 06, 2018On April 4th, the US Office of the Trade Representative published a list of 1,300 products that could be subjected to an additional 25% import tariff if coming from China. Flat panel TVs are included on this list, and given the very low margins on the bulk of entry level TVs, and the fact that many of the smaller in mid-sized TVs are imported fully assembled from China, it could have a very big impact on the entire TV market. The attached report breaks down the details of the possible tariff, and the impacts on the supply chain, as well as possible reactions. Of course, it is important to note that this list of products is under a 60 day review process, and we expect heavy lobbying on the part of manufacturers and trade organizations. The outcome or final list could change before the end of May.Subscribers Only
2017 Black Friday Preview - Early Observations on TV PromotionsNovember 09, 2017TVs are always a critical category in consumer electronics for the holiday season, Black Friday in particular. Spectacular prices on TVs drive traffic into retailers, but while 2016 discounts were large and drove strong traffic, 2017 is looking considerably more muted. Many of the major Black Friday advertisements have been released, and although there can be some last minute adjustments, we have analyzed the known pricing and provided our thoughts on prices, brands, retailers, sizes and more. Please be sure to download the presentation to get the complete and thorough breakdown, comparing Black Friday 2017 against prior years. There will be follow up analysis after Black Friday once we have had an opportunity to review the activity.Subscribers Only
Dramatic TV Share Changes Possible in 2017May 31, 2017Significant TV market share shifts are possible in 2017 related to supply chain dynamics, such as access to adequate panels, as well as who is most aggressive in pricing among a relatively weak level of price erosion. As a result, some brands may have the opportunity to take advantage of such changes to gain share in some regions. Already in Q1'17 we have seen some significant changes in share, such as a dramatic increase in Sharp shipments in China and a surge in share by TCL in North America. Both brands have captive supply chains for LCD panels. The attached analysis highlights these shifts as well as some important changes in the Japan domestic brand share situation.Subscribers Only
Impact of Cancellation of LeEco-Vizio AcquisitionApril 12, 2017In April 2017, LeEco and Vizio announced jointly that the $2 billion acquisition of Vizio by LeEco would no longer proceed. Instead, the two companies would pursue some limited strategic partnerships. What are the implications of this? Certainly in the short term, we do not see a major impact on Vizio's North America TV business, but there may be a long term challenge for expansion beyond the North America market without finding alternate sources of capital, either though another private investment opportunity or via public options. For LeEco, this is a significant blow to the prospect of gaining a rapid foothold in the US market, and continued indications of financial challenges represent an ongoing difficulty. The attached report delves into the impacts, and examines some possible outcomes, including the potential for Foxconn to approach Vizio to further ambitious global growth goals.Subscribers Only
2016 Black Friday TV Promotions AnalysisNovember 16, 2016Key 2016 Black Friday promotions have been released in the US. This analysis of the TV promotions includes summary of promotions, comparisons against previous years and key highlights. Please download the attached presentation for complete analysis and summary.Subscribers Only
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Puppy Dog Cake
NO BONES ABOUT IT—just a glance at this tasty canine confection is bound to get guests' stomachs growling! The birthday dessert is surprisingly simple to prepare, too...beginning with a mouthwatering coconut cake recipe from Nancy. Like CT's cooks did, you can easily "groom" her baked teat into a pooch by adding chocolate, candy and a fruit snack to make a friendly face. So collar your own critter for a party...you'll have a howlin' good time!—Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia
Total TimePrep: 1 hour + standing Bake: 35 min. + cooling
Makes10-12 servings
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 chocolate-covered peppermint candies
- 1 piece shoestring black licorice (4 inches)
- 1 red fruit Roll-up
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the semisweet chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in corn syrup just until mixture is well blended, forms a ball and is no longer shiny. Turn onto an 8-in. square of waxed paper. Press chocolate mixture into a 7-in. square. Let mixture stand at room temperature until dry to the touch, about 2 hours.
- Let separated eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave white chocolate with water at 30% power until chocolate is melted; cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, vanilla and white chocolate mixture. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into white chocolate mixture with coconut and pecans.
- Fill four greased muffin cups half full with batter. Spoon remaining batter into two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake cupcakes at 350° for 15 minutes and cakes for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla. Set aside 1 teaspoon for decorating.
- Roll out chocolate mixture on waxed paper to 1/8-in. thickness. Using a sharp knife, cut out two 4x2-in. ears; round one end of each. Cut out two 1-1/4-in. circles for eyes, two 1-in. long strips for eyebrows and one 5-in.heart for muzzle; set aside.
- To assemble, place one cake on a large platter or covered board (about 14x11 in.). Cut off cupcake tops; cut a 1/4-in. piece from a rounded edge from each cupcake and discard. Place cut side of two cupcakes against side of cake with edges touching; frost top of cake and cupcakes. Top with remaining cake and cupcakes; frost top and sides.
- Place ears opposite the cupcakes, inserting the flat ends into side of cake 1/4 in. from top. Fold ears over the top of cake. Position eyes, eyebrows, and muzzle as shown in photo.
- Place a small amount of reserved frosting on the back of each mint; insert two for eyes and two for nose. Place licorice on the muzzle as shown. With scissors, cut fruit roll-up into a 4-in. strip and round one end; place straight and under muzzle for tongue.
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Oct 17, 2010
This is a very cute and pretty easy cake to create. If you want to save even more time, I would just use a simple boxed cake or a more simple scratch cake. I got confused a couple of times on the directions of how to bake the cake. But the actual look of the cake was so cute and my 3, 5, and 7 year olds loved it. The cake, made as directed, tasted really great and moist too.
Mar 16, 2009
this is very cute!
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Please leave us your comments, ideas, and feedback here regarding better support of multi-sport activities on Strava.
As things currently stand, some multisport devices will segment out the different activity types in to separate pages (swim/bike/run) when uploaded to Strava. Sometimes, however, an entire multisport file will upload as one activity page - presenting problems with choosing an activity type, achievements, and training stats. We currently don't have many features specifically designed for triathletes, but would love to hear your ideas. What multisport features and functions would you love to see on Strava in the future?


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My girl is a powerhouse of movement and sound, a tumbling rumbling flurry of action, the wind that whips your hair and makes your eyes water.
In other words, she's most suited to gymnastics.
She had her first recital (ever) last month and insisted she wear her ballet leotard rather than her unitard. She refused to allow us to come near her. She tried to perform each activity without a spotter. She put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes when anyone tried to exercise their authority over her.
In other words, she carries exactly half of my genetic code. My attitude and her father's daring. My independence and her father's dexterity. And in that almost-too-small leotard? All that tush? That's 100 percent from the mountain. Guess I should've known way back when.
Despite her fiesty, fierce determination to show us all what she's made of, her coaches have asked her to begin training for their challenge team. That means she'll be taking those rolling eyeballs on the road.
Olympics here we come!
Let's hear about your child's first display of arrogance mixed with middling talent. Or, of course, how fabulous he or she is at everything.


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|Biosphere Reserve Information
|General Description
The Baconao Biosphere Reserve is situated in the Neotropics Province of greater Antilles, at the south-eastern region of Cuba, between Santiago de Cuba and the province of Guantanamo including three well defined biogeographic zones: the 'Meseta de Santiago', the 'Sierra de la Gran Piedra' and the 'Meseta Santa Maria de Loreto'.
It comprises rainy mountain forests, cloud forest, evergreen mesophyl sub-mountain forest, and evergreen microphyl coastal and sub-coastal xeromorphic bush forests, with pine forests and column cacti. Coastal rocky and sandy habitats, mangroves and cave ecosystems are considered other major habitats. High biodiversity in flora (1,800 reported species) and fauna and many threatened endemic species as bats, spiders and insects' species living in natural caves are reported (46.6% of ornithofauna).
More than 38,000 people (2001) live in the buffer zone and the transition area, working in tourism, forestry, cattle raising and in agro-ecosystems with coffee, fruits and ornamental flowers. Around 96,360 national and 275,366 foreign tourists visit annually this area. With 13 touristic accommodation's centres, one museum and 3 camping grounds in the reserve, almost 90% of the population benefits from this activity. One of the more interesting aspects of the biosphere reserve is its important archaeological site that determined three ancient native cultures: 'Siboney', 'Protoagricultor' and 'agricultor'. It was the site of ancient immigrants coffee plantations (Haitian and French) that also influenced local practices on introducing species of plants for medicinal, food and ornamental purposes. 270 permanent and 80 foreign researchers have participated in research and monitoring activities, managed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) in several research and monitoring laboratories of the area. The most important is the 'Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad' (BIOECO).
|Major ecosystem type
|Tropical humid forests including coastal/marine component
|Major habitats & land cover types
|Coastal and sub-coastal xeromorphic bush forest with tree and column cactii; coastal rocky and sandy habitats; mangroves; rainforest; cloud forest; evergreen forest; gallery and pine forest; agroecosystems with coffee, fruits etc.; forestry systems; cave ecosystems
|19°52' to 20°08'N; 75°16' to 75°46'W
|Area (hectares)
|Core area(s)
|Buffer zone(s)
|51,870 (of which marine: 7,380)
|Transition area(s) when given
|Altitude (metres above sea level)
|0 to +1,123
|Year designated
|Administrative authorities
|Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA) Ministerio de la Agricultura Ministerio del Turismo (MINTUR)
|Brief description
Monitoring of climate
Studies of climatic events (such as hurricanes etc.)
Dynamical System analyze
Monitoring of management process
Reptiles and birds
Vegetation in the coastal zone
In situ conservation
Forest exploitation
Socio-political study
Recuperation of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems with touristic interest
|Specific variables...
|Climate, erosion, monitoring/methodologies.
|Biodiversity, birds, coastal/marine, conservation, ecosystem assessment, reptiles, restoration/rehabilitation/redevelopment, vegetation studies/plant cover.
|Forestry, social/socio-economic aspects, tourism.
|Integrated monitoring
|Management issues, monitoring/methodologies.
|Contact address
Arturo Salmerón
Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao
Ministerio de Ciencias tecnología y Medio Ambiente
90100 Santiago de Cuba
|(53) 623277
(53) 626568
|Last updated: 30/10/2007


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A few months ago Jonathan Franzen, author of The Corrections and Freedom, was quoted by The Telegraph from his Cartagena's Hay Festival presentation:
"Maybe nobody will care about printed books 50 years from now, but I do. When I read a book, I'm handling a specific object in a specific time and place. The fact that when I take the book off the shelf it still says the same thing - that's reassuring… and he goes on … Someone worked really hard to make the language just right, just the way they wanted it. They were so sure of it that they printed it in ink, on paper. A screen always feels like we could delete that, change that, move it around. So for a literature-crazed person like me, it's just not permanent enough."
His speech raised heated discussions in newspaper columns and on the internet. The focus was mainly on defending technology and e-books as a viable and improved evolution, and on how he was being retrograde. What was missing from the discourse was the fact that technology has also violently altered printed books in a way from which there is no return. We are so disconnected from the means of production that nobody seems to be aware that books are produced very differently then they were 100 years ago. Digital files are exchanged between writers, publishers and printers all over the world.
In the context of the Piracy Project, which we initiated in London in 2010, we discovered cases, which not only took control over the object, but over the content. Inspired by Daniel Alarcon's article in Granta magazine, "Life Among Pirates", we traveled to Peru and discovered, for instance, a pirated version of Jaime Bayly's novel No se lo digas a nadie with two extra chapters added. This physical object may look obviously pirated to a trained eye but could easily pass as the original if you were not looking for differences. The extra chapters are good, good enough to pass undetected by readers.
right: No se lo digas a nadie by Jaime Bayly; left pirated copy with two extra chapters added by an anonymous writer. Bought in Lima Peru, The Piracy Collection
These books are sold in small markets, bookshops or by street vendors at traffic crossings. We had to buy several books and to compare page by page until we found a book with extra content. Asking the vendors for help didn't work. They were quite offended with the insinuation that they carried modified books. Buyers don't want to read a book by an anonymous author when they are buying Mario Vargas Llosa.
Friends in Peru seemed extremely surprised to see an altered book. The same type of trust that Franzen had applied to printed books was broken. What have they been reading? According to popular literary theory, when reading a book we become joint authors by virtue of subjectively interpreting and shifting the context through our own personal sets of experience. In this sense, it might be very difficult to realize, in discussion with others, whether or not the book you just read has been altered. And then what happens when that seed of distrust is planted in your head?


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(AP) — Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation's presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media.
Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzo Ukaibe face 10 counts of forgery after the daily Abuja-based newspaper Leadership reported on a memo it claimed came from officials working for President Goodluck Jonathan. Amokeodo and Ukaibe appeared briefly in court Tuesday before being released on bail, said Azubuike Ishiekwene, the group managing director of the newspaper.
Though the presidency later denied the authenticity of the memo, It is unclear why authorities are charging the two journalists criminally as libel is handled typically as a civil matter in Nigerian courts. Federal police spokesman Frank Mba did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
In the story, the newspaper said the memo called for officials to disrupt the business interest of opposition party leaders. The newspaper said the memo also included a mention of influencing the country's Independent National Electoral Commission, as well as potentially raising the price of the oil-rich nation's subsidized gasoline — an issue that sparked a nationwide strike last year.
Officials with Nigeria's presidency later described the purported memo as a forgery and "cheap blackmail." Yet, police officials earlier detained four journalists from the newspaper over it, including Amokeodo and Ukaibe. Those two journalists were released after their colleagues only on condition they reported regularly to police investigators. Officers arrested the two when they reported to police headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, on Monday.
"We'll have to wait to see how it goes," Ishiekwene told The Associated Press. "It's better for us for the matter to be charged to court and them to be held indefinitely."
Journalists in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation of more than 160 million people, routinely are targeted by security agencies for the stories they write. In December, two journalists from a Hausa-language newspaper were detained for days without charges after their publication printed stories on alleged abuses by the country's military in its fight against a radical Islamist sect. Journalists also face beatings and worse at the hands of thugs. At least 19 journalists have been killed in Nigeria since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
The crackdown against the newspaper has drawn criticism across other newspapers and in social media, with some comparing to the crackdowns made by military rulers before Nigeria became a democracy in 1999. Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati went as far as to describe the newspaper in a recent statement as an influence that could "threaten our democracy and undermine law and order."
Abati later said: "This government is proud of its record on press freedom."
The Committee to Protect Journalists earlier called on the Nigerian government to stop its "harassment" of the newspaper.
"Nigerian police efforts to intimidate journalists of Leadership newspaper into revealing the source of a document, which the government has dismissed as fake, is a heavy-handed abuse of power unacceptable in a democracy," the committee's Africa coordinator Mohamed Keita said in a statement.
Still, the press in Nigeria at times resembles the age of newspaper barons and yellow journalism in the U.S. Oligarch families and politicians own many of the major newspapers that circulate in the country, while military rulers previously handed out television broadcast licenses to trusted friends. Journalists themselves remain woefully underpaid, sometimes seeing their salaries arrive months late. That forces some to expect money from interview subjects or collect so-called "brown envelope" bribes from politicians to support themselves.
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Druze Victims of Syria's oppression
Background on the 'Druze'
Syria: The ruling Alawis (branch of Shia Islam) are all involved in the tyrannical administration, with nepotism and tribalism being overwhelming; yet, the Alawis represent about 16% of the country's population. The oppressed groups include Aramaeans (belonging to various Christian denominations) 12%, Sunni Kurds 12%,, Sunni Circassians 3%, Druze Neo-Phoenicians 3%, Armenians 2%, Turkic peoples 2%, and Sunni Arabic speaking people 50%.
The Syrian regime does not permit its Druze citizens to visit their relatives and friends
SyriaComment.com: "The Jews of Syria," By Robert TuttleAs part of the minority Alawi sect, Hafez used Syria's minorities (Kurds, Jews, Christians, Palestinians, Druze) to strengthen his position against the …
[Referring to Syria after the murder of Hariri:]
"The day will come when we will get brooms and sweep away this dirt, the criminal authority, the terrorist authority," Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told reporters at Hariri's house. "This day will come soon and all of the Lebanese people will rise and send them to hell."
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Beirut bomb kills anti-Syria MP, He was frank about it," the Druze leader told the BBC. "He was saying to the Syrian people, to the Arab world, these kinds of regimes, terrorist regimes, …
If the Syrian regime continues to oppose peace in the region (Mr. Assad is definitely not "sitting on the fence"), Syria itself could be threatened with partition and reorganization into its natural constituent parts: an Allawite state in the northwest absorbing part of northern Lebanon and living under Turkish and Israeli protection; a majority Sunni state in the center giving thanks for its freedom from Allawite oppression; and a Druze state to the southeast overjoyed in its newfound independence.
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Very easy to find....take the main highway next to the hotels heading nort-west. To your left You will see a stranded rusted ship on shore.....keep on going till you pass the beautiful Malmok homes, Arashi beach and eventualy the golf club on your right...before heading towards the Lighthouse make a left on a dirt road...follow that dirt road for another 300 yards or so and you'll see Westpoint right infront of you with it's big rocks sticking out of the water.
DistanceTake a car
WalkDon't know
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
DirectionRight and left
PowerPowerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at 2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
Go with a local.
You can jump of the rocks or there is a small beach to enter/exit about 50m from the spot. First timers, paddle around and find your line through the rocks that stick out.
Best when big and connects all the way through Rancho and Arashi beach.
You can find some waves here even when Arashi and Rancho are flat. It's a good alternative for when you drove all the way to Rancho and it's flat but really wanna paddle out. I love this spot for longboarding.
Be hardcore but don't get yourself killed.
West point
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By arubadub , 25-01-2011
I still go there - mostly when rancho is flat, and I'm already around there, and don't wanna go to Dunes. I think because of the rocks there are usually still 3-4ft waves and yea they are on and around rocks sticking out. Not great I agree, but I enjoy it still and ride my longboard there. Watch your fins though, can be pretty shallow.
By webo cayente , 28-09-2009
a rarity - this place rarely breaks. and when it does most people will be at rancho. i had a great session here years ago when the swell came from a different direction(W instead of wrapping aropund the tip from NE) and the bottom was covered in sand carried by the waves. only 2 other people out. as a former windsurfer i knew this spot had potential for surf/boogy. but i rarely rode it because it's so fickle.
i love my boogy
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Visiting Aruba in febuary 06 - I will be visiting Aruba in Febuary and I wanted to know;Where is the surfing good at that time of year for an intermediate surfer& Where can I rent a surfboard.Thanks in advance.Armand
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Well, I succumbed. I finally got my hands on some Denyse Schmidt Sugar Creek fabrics from JoAnn's. These are my daughter's favorite colors right now, so I think they'll be a fun project for us to put something together for her room. Now that Junior High is official, we're transitioning into 'big-girl room'. I think these will serve us well, don't you?
These fabrics are 30% off this week at Joann, including online. Just saying.
Then there's this pile. I really have so many projects in the works right now I've been trying to just shop my stash (which is very fun as it is.) But then I found these three and couldn't walk away. The two on the right are from Joel Dewberry's newest collection, Heirloom. That orange floral just call's my name. (It's available here or here.) I've always wanted to make one of Amy Butler's bags and I think this is the fabric to use.
The lovely gray print is from Taza by Dena Designs for Free Spirit. It also comes in a perfect yellow. I don't know what to do with it, but I just loved it too much to leave it unattended.
And now, I must go on a fabric buying hiatus until I finish 5 unfinished projects. I'm making that declaration publicly so that I won't cave!
This is one of those projects in the works, thanks to the lovely generosity of a new friend. Sweetwater's Countdown to Christmas.
Well, just as I was embarking on my fabric-accumulating-hiatus, this pretty bundle arrived on my doorstep. It's a new collection by Amanda Murphy called Veranda (available at Fat Quarter Shop). There may even be some leftover to share – stay tuned!
Oh dear, so much fabric, so little time.
And now this post is why I cringe any time a neighbor or friend from my real life tells me, "I found your blog!" because I sound like such a nerd extolling the virtues of fabric. In my real life I don't walk up to people at church or PTA meetings or the grocery store wildly describing my latest obessesions in fabric. I don't even get that excited about it around my own family. But I know there are those of you out there like me who "get" this weirdness and I thank you for indulging me. (And so do my family and neighbors who are spared all the details of something they just don't appreciate like you and me. 🙂


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Possible origin of Saturn's mysterious G ring
With data from the Cassini spacecraft, an international team of scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn's more mysterious rings. The enigmatic G ring is likely produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring's inner edge.
The particles are confined within the arc by gravitational effects from Saturn's moon Mimas. Micrometeoroids, tiny meteoroids or particles of dust that pervade space, collide with the icy particles, releasing smaller, dust-sized particles that brighten the arc. Plasma, an extremely variable gas made up of charged particles but electrically neutral, pervades the giant planet's magnetic field. It sweeps through this arc continuously, dragging out the fine particles, which create the G ring.
The finding is evidence of the complex interaction between Saturn's moons, rings and magnetosphere. Studying this interaction is one of Cassini's objectives.
"Distant pictures from the cameras tell us where the arc is and how it moves, while plasma and dust measurements taken near the G ring tell us how much material is there," said Matthew Hedman, a Cassini imaging team associate at Cornell University, in the United States, and lead author of the paper that describes these results.
Saturn's rings are an enormous, complex structure, and their origin is a mystery. The rings are labelled in the order they were discovered. From the planet outward, they are D, C, B, A, F, G and E. The main rings - A, B and C from edge-to-edge, would fit neatly in the distance between Earth and the Moon. The most transparent rings are D - interior to C - and F, E and G, outside the main rings.
Unlike Saturn's other dusty rings, such as the E and F rings, the G ring is not associated closely with moons that could either supply material directly to it - as its moon Enceladus does for the E ring - or sculpt and perturb its ring particles, as Prometheus and Pandora do for the F ring. The location of the G ring continued to defy explanation, until now.
Cassini images show that the bright arc within the G ring extends one-sixth of the way around Saturn and is about 250 km wide, much narrower than the full 5955-km width of the G ring. The arc has been observed several times since Cassini's arrival at the ringed planet in 2004 and thus appears to be a long-lived feature. A gravitational disturbance caused by the moon Mimas exists near the arc.
As part of their study, Hedman and colleagues conducted computer simulations which show that the gravitational disturbance of Mimas could indeed produce such a structure in Saturn's G ring. The only other places in the Solar System where such disturbances are known to exist are in the ring arcs of Neptune.
Cassini's magnetospheric imaging instrument detected depletions in charged particles near the arc in 2005. According to scientists, unseen mass in the arc must be absorbing the particles. "The small dust grains that the Cassini camera sees are not enough to absorb energetic electrons," said Elias Roussos of the Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Germany, and member of the magnetospheric imaging team. "This tells us that a lot more mass is distributed within the arc."
The researchers concluded that there is a population of larger, as-yet-unseen bodies hiding in the arc, ranging in size from that of peas to small boulders. The total mass of all these bodies is equivalent to that of an ice-rich, small moon that's about 100 metres wide.
Joe Burns, a co-author of the paper from Cornell University and a member of the imaging team, said, "We'll have a super opportunity to spot the G ring's source bodies when Cassini flies about 966 km from the arc 18 months from now."
Notes for editors:
The findings appear in 'The Source of Saturn's G Ring' by Hedman M., Burns J., Tiscareno, M., Porco, C., Jones, G., Roussos, E., Krupp, N., Paranicas, C., and Kempf, S. in the 2 August issue of the journal Science. The paper is based on observations made by multiple Cassini instruments in 2004 and 2005.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Cassini-Huygens mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington DC. JPL designed and assembled the Cassini orbiter. Development of the Huygens Titan probe was managed by ESA's European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC). ASI managed the realisation of the high-gain antenna and the other instruments of its participation. The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, USA. The magnetospheric imaging instrument team is based at Johns Hopkins University, USA.
For more information:
Jean-Pierre Lebreton, ESA Huygens Project Scientist
Email: jean-pierre.lebreton @ esa.int